The Vikings (1958)

116 min · Adventure, action film, drama film, epic film, medieval film, swashbuckler film

Popularity4.5/5

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Richard Fleischer

Cast

Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Janet Leigh, James Donald, Alexander Knox, Maxine Audley, Frank Thring, Eileen Way, Dandy Nichols, Per Buckhøj

The story

King Edwin of Northumbria is killed during a Viking raid led by King Ragnar Lodbrok. Because Edwin died childless, his cousin Aella takes the throne. The king's widow Enid, however, is pregnant with Ragnar's child.

Catalogue themes and tags

Brother Brother Relationship, Europe, Eye Patch, Falcon, Flush, Fratricide, Half-Brothers, Loss of Father, Sklavinnen, Viking, Zeitgeschichte, Adventure, Costume Adventure, Historical fiction, Epic, Action/Adventure, Period piece, Drama, Action

Genres

Adventure, action film, drama film, epic film, medieval film, swashbuckler film

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